Colour

#540CEE

#540CEE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#540CEE is a violet with RGB values 84, 12, 238 and HSL 259°, 90%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#540CEE

RGBrgb(84, 12, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.0471, 0.9333

RGB percentages32.9%, 4.7%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(259.1, 90.4%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 95%, 93.3%)

CMYK64.7%, 95%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,508,334

CSS custom property--colour: #540CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.88:1

Contrast with white7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#ABF311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00628Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.9 Blue · ΔE 14.4 Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Dark violet · ΔE 24.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.7 Dark blue · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A6EE0C

Analogous#0C35EE, #C50CEE

Triadic#EE540C, #0CEE54

Split complementary#EEC50C, #35EE0C

Tetradic#EE0C35, #A6EE0C, #0CEEC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DACAFC

Lighter +30%#B899FA

Lighter +20%#9669F7

Lighter +10%#7438F5

Darker −10%#430ABD

Darker −20%#32078D

Darker −30%#21055C

Darker −40%#0F022C

More saturated +25%#5000FA

Less saturated −25%#5F2BCF

Channel breakdown

R84

G12

B238

Red84 (32.9%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue259.12°

Saturation (HSL)90.4%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 0C · B EE

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Colour values

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